WHY SEMANTICS ARE IMPORTANT?

WHY SEMANTICS ARE IMPORTANT?

1. DEFINITION

   • The study of the meaning of words, phrases and sentences.
   • It is a sub-discipline of linguistics

2. LEXICAL SEMANTICS

   • Hyponymy
   • Antonymy
   • Hypernymy
   • Synonymy
   • Polysemy

3. IMPORTANCE

   • STRUCTURE
     • It is important for a language because without it, there would be no real structure in that language.
     • Semantics provides those who speak with a structure to use when they need to place words in sentences, creating meaning.
   • RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS DISCIPLINES
     • It is important because of the way in which it allows scientists and academics to link language to other disciplines in which it is also important.

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